Instances - Geometry Nodes for Beginners

This beginner course demonstrates how to use Geometry Nodes in Blender for object instancing and scattering. It covers point and face distribution, random transformations, vertex-group control, materials, realizing instances, and recursive node-group effects.

Syllabus

- Intro and Summary
- Instance Without Geonodes
- Why Instance?
- Viewing Normals
- Limitations
- Instance on Points
- Rotate In the Normal Direction
- Scale By Face Area
- Scaling Instances
- Instance On Faces
- Capture Attribute
- Random Transformation
- Radians and Degrees
- Collection Instancing
- Instance Index
- Sketchfab
- Distribute Points On Faces
- Poisson Disk
- Easy Rotation
- Vertex Groups
- Weight Painting
- Realizing Instances
- Materials
- Random Per Object
- Node Timing
- Distributing Points onto Instances
- Fractal Shape
- Node Groups
- Instance Limitations